@Allie
Question is, are we eliminating the idea of segregation without replacing it with others that could potentially become just as bad?
Personally I think, unfortunately, we’re going from one extreme to another and until there’s a middleground, the problem can’t and won’t go away. As you said, today it is considered a very bad thing, to the point that people would be afraid to say anything that could be perceived as remotely favorable about it (once again the joys of PC-ness comes in to it). Sweeping it under the rug doesn’t work. There has to be room and tolerance for all ideas. We have to allow for questioning and exploring and be confident that given all available information and understanding, people will choose to respect everyone equally rather than doing so because they’re afraid of what would happen if they don’t – because that doesn’t eliminate the questions…